Job hunting: Highlighting your skills

Directions: Select the transferable skill that DOESN'T match the description. Do you understand?

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My role was to assist the project team in devising and implementing strategies to communicate this message to local residents in different regions in Kenya.

• communication

• teamwork

• creativity

• organization

In September 2007, I successfully completed an eight-person expedition to Australia and Argentina.

• motivation

• teamwork

• achievement

• creativity

As the sole Spanish speaker, I acted as spokesperson for our group, organizing booking and negotiating the expedition itinerary.

• interpersonal skills

• communication

• analysis

• negotiation

I organized and led sports and drama activities for 200 international students at a summer school in Shrewsbury.

• organization

• leadership

• motivation

• writing

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The nature of the project meant that I had to travel regularly through the country at short notice, and share basic living conditions.

• flexibility

• teamwork

• research

• interpersonal skills

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

I am currently completing in-depth research on reforestation techniques for the African subcontinent for my Master's degree dissertation.

• independence

• analysis

• research

• teamwork